Posted 4/6/2016 9:39 PM (GMT 0)
Hello all,
I've been lurking these forums since I was first diagnosed last fall with UC, however this is my first post. After going to the ER with severe D and abdominal pain, I went through the whole bit of finding a GI and was diagnosed with UC. My GI got me on a plan of Lialda 4x a day and 60mg prednisone to control my initial flare. I finally tapered that devil of a drug in mid-February, and had no issues until about 2 weeks ago.
I must have been dehydrated/strained too much because I ended up getting a small hemmie a couple weeks ago which I took care of, but seemed to transition into a flare (mucous, blood, the whole 9). I got blood work done last week and my inflammatory markers were again off the charts. This time around they tested my stool for a bacterial infection and started me on Flagyl just in case. Well today I got a call that there is no bacterial infection, so I am indeed flaring. This time however, my GI wants to start me on Uceris and Imuran pending some blood work they have to perform tomorrow. I think I'll be able to pick up the Uceris tonight or tomorrow (as well as some Gas X to hopefully help with this abdominal pain). and hopefully start on the right path again.
This past week and a half has been miserable with the lack of energy and appetite, I really took how I was feeling on the pred for granted. Just wanted to know reading all of your posts and stories have really helped me keep my spirits up!